I did some black and white illustrations for a book on helping kids learn yoga relaxation techniques. It brought me back to the time my now 12 year old son would join me for yoga in my living room every morning (he was 2). He got pretty good at the sun salutation. Here's the book in print. You can get a copy for yourself HERE. ...

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Annual Writing For Charity - 1 day Event

I am once again participating in the annual Writing for Charity event here in Utah. If you are nearby or have any ability to pop into the state for a day, this would be it! The info below is pasted from the Writing for Charity blog that I did the top banner image for. Make sure to sign up. It'll be worth every penny and all the proceeds go to charity. http://writingforcharity.blogspot.com/ The...

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Patriotic Book

So I'm sharing a few sneak peaks at a book I have coming out this June. I've shown a couple of things over the past year but it's all finished and at the printers. I've seen some color proofs and I am sooooo excited about this book. It's been a growing experience for me since I don't think of myself as a wonderful watercolorist...especially in regards to landscapes. But this book had a lot of landscape...

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Kid Parade Portraits

already matted and behind glass so the snapshot isn't that great I've done a few "Kid Parade Portraits" fairly recently. One shown above was of my own kids (depicted younger than they are) and the other I'm sharing is of a friend's children. I show some of the process on that one too. I did most of the actual painting of it at a School Art Auction night where I auctioned off a custom kid portrait...

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Sketch Thoughts

Over the Christmas Season, I had a chance to reflect upon some of the more unfortunate children in the world. I felt the responsibility to my own children deeply and at the same time realized that as a creator of children's books I also have a responsibility to children in that capacity. Here is a sketched note of my thoughts. ...

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